A6 - Sunday, December 26, 1982 - North Shore News + > EEE editorial page Spending choice One way or.another we are going to have to SPEND our way out of the current depression. That fact becomes clearer every day. In simple terms, this means that the fortunate 87% ofthe work force still in a - wage-earning job are going to have to contribute their own money to the process — “whether: through increased consumption paid out of income or personal savings (the latter now at an all-time high), or through increased taxation. Possibly through both. - Solid recovery will not get under way until there’s a vast increase’ in employment WITHOUT an accompanying resurgence of inflation. Apart from the export industries, which are dependent - upon . worldwide | _ conditions over which we. have little control, _ inthe private sector, a much gr ‘greate ‘good cess athe pol of ‘all Kinds, pe “Vironmental A ometection. Government job-creation schemes have to be funded either through taxes or by printing money, which leads to further inflation — each case reducing the individual's spending power. Increased consumption, on the other hand, gives people an.immediate return in the form of: additional possessions and ex- periences they ¥: Both approaches to— conquering unem- ployment. demand our dollars. But the checkout counter seems a much more rewarding — and effective — place to part with them than the tax return. ‘Sure J'll give...” One bright sy pot ‘this:Christmas has been the generosity” Pot. ‘individuals donating to charities forthe growing army of needy. The Sfily. Ann reports its best: year ever. Gifts to the Christmas Bureau and similar bodies are up. But final Et of people's: readiness to comfort the less fortunate comes from a Satan’s Angel biker who collected $1,600 for an Empty Stocking Fund. “I didn’t even have to lean ¢ on them,” he said! sunday news Display Advertising 980-0511 ie ielemanmes Classified Advertising 086-6222 gs ew & Newsroom 985-2131 Circulation 986-1337 1 1 39 Lonsdale Ava., North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4 Publisher Peter Speck Associate Publisher Robert Graham Editor-in-chief Noel Wrigtit Advertising Director Tim Francis Personnel Director Mrs, Berni Hilliard Circulation Director Brian A Eltis Production Director Otfice Manager Photography Manager Chris Johnson Donna Grandy Terry Peters a Os North Shore News, founded in 1969 as an independent community newspaper and qualified under Schedule lil, Part ill], Paragraph ill of the Excise Tax Act. ts published each Wednesday and Sunday by North Shore Free Preas Ltd. and distributed to every door on the North Shore. Second Clasa Mail Registration Number 3885. Entire contents 1962 North Shore Free Preas Ltd. All rights reserved. Subacriptions,. North and Weat Vancouver. $25 per year Mailing rates available on request. No responsibility accepted for unsolicited material inctuding Vanscapyps add pictures which should be accompanied by a stamped addressed envelope VERIFIED CIRCULATION 84,543 Wednenday; 64,093 Sunday | Cory SK - THIS PAPER IS RECYCLABLE (EDITOR'S NOTE: The following article describes one repercussion of the restraint program which has the potential to develop into an increasingly vicious circle for the North Shore victims concerned. Dr. McBean is head of the North Shore Health Department.) SOME COMMUNITY SERVICES, though essential, are neither very visible nor universally used. Only people who are unfortunate enough to ~ require them realize their importance and:-are thankful that they were available when they, needed them. The Mental Health Clinic for Children, Adolescents ‘and their families of the North Shore Health Department, and _ the Psychiatric Day Centre of the Lions Gate Hospital, are twe of such services in our community. Like physical disease, emotional disturbance knows no social, neigh- bourhood or socio-economic boundaries. It can strike anywhere — and does! A society’s place in the hierarchy of civilization is determined not by the material goods it produces but by the way it take scare of its needy and the less fortunate. The availability of mental health services in a community is in proportion to the value the community places on providing relief to its emotionally troubled members. In times of economic hardship, the need _ for mental health services in- creases dramatically. The strains and stresses of unemployment and difficult financial conditions greatly exacerbate the emotional HORROR STORY for ex- Brits and those who aren't yet even “ex” comes from Brian Arnold-Jenkins of West Van (only one guess about the land of his birth). Mr. Arnold-Jenkins sends a photocopied page from the autumn issue of This England, the magazine for British expatriates, which reveals that the distinguished-looking British passport — with its dark blue hard cover and gold-blocked royal coat of arms — is to be replaced in 1985 by a burgundy red European Common Market passport with text details printed in all cight languages of the EEC countries (that beats our bilingual cornflake boxes four times over.) “Hf, like me,” thunders the writer, “you object to this further erosion of our traditions and = national dignity...(and) wish to take up the cudgels in carnest, write to Sir Robin Williams, chairman of the = Anti- Common Market League at 52 Fulham High Street, London, SW6 3LQ and ask for their passport tIcaflet (send SAE). I sometimes wonder how much humble pie Britian will be forced to swallow before we spit it out and stand up for our national! distress in families as well as individuals, and this, if left unheeded, eventually . ex- presses wardly. (in acting-out, aggressive or. violent behaviour, -including physical and emotional neglect/abuse ‘of children | and adults) or inwardly (in withdrawal, depression, and sometimes suicide). ‘This is well-illustrated by the statistics. gathered by the Lions .. Gate. ’.-'Hospital Emergency ‘Department, which... reveal. an . alarming eqbency of \dmissions:— 197 assaults; (161 attempted. suicides and -19-: suicide deaths" (with : -young: “people roportionately . represe- nted); 173. cases: off alcohol itself cither..out-- community services have to be curtailed ieee the mental ception. | Loe ~ “Phus;: despite the. number: of ‘families that sought _help from the Children’s Mental Health “ dividuals Ironically, “however, |. in. difficult. economic - ‘times. sunday brunch need help... by Noel Wright. identity once again.” Unquote. There'll always be an England... The week before Christmas Pat O’Donohue (who launched the idea last year) and fellow North Van transit operator Hank Hamm were at it again, wishing all passengers on their decorated “Santa Express” bus plying City and Mountain Highway routes a Merry Christmas and handing cach bus rider a candy canc. And no, it was not a company PR exercise. The candy was provided by the North Van depot drivers themsclves... ° o ° After your wonderful (mc!) party, remember that Greg Caple's Crane Driving Services (733-0732) will drive you home in your own car for less than one-tenth of the impaired fine — with no loss of your licence and no criminal record. Don’t leave home without the number. ° * J Apologies again to North Van District Alderman Ernie Crist for that typesctting gremlin at The News which once more, last week, spelled his name Christ. “While I appreciate the promotion,” Ernie writes, “modesty. prevents me from accepting.” Incidentally, there are only two Crists in the phone book but seven Christs, including J. Christ who, inevitably, lives in Bill Vander Zalm’s Surrey... . e °. MEMO PAD: Former West Van alderman Don Lanskall, recently honored after 20 years on council by being made Tiddleycove’s first resident freeman, may save quite a few bucks from the honor, in addition to the pretty plaque he received. Council is now mulling a staff recommendation that he be granted {ree admission for life to all parks facilities, recreation programs, golf courses, the ice arena and the aquatic centre. Get out your clubs, skates and swim trunks, Don.,.Vancouver Centre’s NDP MLA Emery Barnes wants the Premier's . Sport Award to be renamed the Harry Jerome Sport Award in memory of the world champion North Van sprinter who died with tragic suddenness the other week. Happy “second” Clinic of the North Shore Health Department in 1982 have increased by more than 40% over last year, the psychological | services will be cut in the new year and the clinic wi clients away. > . ave to turn ad retirement to Ed Barrett, retired management con- sultant who, for. the past three years, has been editor of The Elder Statesman, the 44,000-circulation voice of the Lower Mainland’s senior citizens...Sponsored by Handsworth Secondary School as North Shore “MLA” to the 54th session of the B.C. Youth Parliament, being held in the Victoria legislature Dec. 27-31, is Catriona Jamieson of West Van. Issues to be debated by the 85 aspiring young politicians include nuclear disarmament and special education for highly motivated students...Paul Frangos) of the NorVan Power Squadron (P.O. Box 88684, North Van) reminds all power boaters and would- be ditto that registration for the Squadron's 13-weck spring basic boating course takes place at 7 p.m., Jan. 4, at Balmoral Junior High, 3365 Mahon in North Van...And a salute to North - Van optometrist Dr. Duncan Tennant, who for the sixth time in four years, leaves Jan. 6 with a team of some 35 other North American sight specialists to help vision- impaired citizens of Nicaraugua... * * * WRIGHT OR WRONG: What a rclief on New Year's Eve to know there are 296 shopping days left til Christmas (358 in Van- couver). May 1983 be your very best year yet!